❄︁ December 5th 2025 ❄︁
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The December 2025 meeting was a fantastic event with a great mix of young up and coming toxicologists and experienced leaders and mentors. The program was packed full of fascinating posters and presentations from toxicology students, as well as a Q&A with a panel of experienced and respected members of the toxicology community.
The day was rounded off with a social event, with refreshments and pizza!
The December meeting is always a highlight of the LTG Calendar and we’re grateful to everyone who joined us and made it such a great day.
Downloads
Here you can find copies of the meeting program, and speaker presentations from the March 2025 meeting
Photos from the event
Location
Venue Location
Vauxhall Arches, 39 Parry St,
London
SW8 1RT
Start Time: 09:30
End Time: 17:00 (19:30 Social event)
Sponsor
Shimadzu, founded in 1875 in Kyoto, is one of the world’s largest analytical instrumentation providers, delivering technologies that shape toxicology through advanced sample preparation, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and automation; its fast, sensitive approaches support everything from volatile drug screening to heavy-metal analysis and organic drug quantification, all driven by the company’s core commitment to “Excellence in Science” and to meeting customers’ needs with high-quality, world-class solutions.
Exhibitor(s)
Program
🎓= Student Presentation
9:30 – 10:00
~~~ ARRIVALS, REFRESHMENTS and EXHIBITORS ~~~
10:00 – 10:15
Title: 🎓Streamlining Toxicology: Advances in Paper Spray Ionisation for Rapid Drug Detection
Speaker: Stefania Boccuzzi (King’s College London)
10:15 – 10:30
Title: 🎓Exploring the Crossroads of Animal Medicine and its Potential Impact on Human Health
Speaker: Josie Dunn (Swansea University)
10:30 – 10:45
Title: 🎓The Development of a Comprehensive LC-MS/MS Dilute-and-shoot Method for the Detection of Illicit Drugs within Sweat Samples
Speaker: Harry Key (University of Birmingham)
10:45 – 11:00
Title: 🎓The Clot Thickens – approaches to tackling whole blood homogeneity
Speaker: Anita Tarnoska (King’s College London)
11:00 – 11:15
Title: 🎓Quantitation of synthetic cannabinoids in infused papers and powder/waxy substances seized from Scottish prisons
Speaker: Victoria Marland (Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee)
11:15 – 11:30
Title: 🎓SARMs metabolism: bridging human and equine anti-doping detection strategies
Speaker: Charlotte Cutler (LGC Group)
11:30 – 12:15
Title: From Lived Experience to Global Advocacy: The Rise of Stamp Out Spiking
Speaker: Dawn Dines (Stamp Out Spiking)
12:15 – 13:30
~~~ 🍽️ LUNCH and POSTER SESSION ~~~
13:30 – 13:45
Title: 🎓The Influence of Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs (CEDs) on False Memories: Implications for Witness Reliability in Forensic Investigations
Speaker: Piriyanka Jeyapahan (Queen Mary, University of London)
13:45 – 14:00
Title: 🎓Can Getting High Get You High? Physiological Stress and the Mobilisation of Fat-Stored Δ⁹-THC
Speaker: Eman Mshari (King’s College London)
14:00 – 14:15
Title: 🎓Evaluating the Limits of Naloxone: A Cohort Study of Fatal Drug Poisonings
Speaker: Shuoqi Chen (King’s College London)
14:15 – 14:30
Title: 🎓Locked up and lit: The drugs behind the bars
Speaker: Catriona Mills (Queen Mary’s / TICTAC)
14:30 – 14:45
Title: 🎓 Four Fatal Cases Involving Blue/Green Pills
Speaker: Rebecca Wood (University Hospital Sussex)
14:45 – 15:00
Title: 🎓From A to B: The Evolution of a Road Traffic B-Sample Testing Laboratory
Speaker: Mellissa Gentry (KAST)
15:00 – 15:30
~~~ REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITORS ~~~
15:30 – 16:00
Title: Wastewater Analysis for Narcotics Detection: a spatiotemporal investigation in England
Speaker: Dr. Helena Rapp-Wright (Imperial College London)
16:00 – 16:35
Title: A Dose of Experience
A chance to ask questions and gain insights directly from experienced members of our community
Speaker: Multiple
16:35 – 16:45
🎁 PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
Awarding of
John Jackson Prize for Best Poster – £300
and Brian Widdop Prize for 🎓Best Oral Presentation – £500
16:45 – 17:00
~~~ LTG BUSINESS MEETING ~~~
17:00 – 19:30
~~~ 🎄 CHRISTMAS SOCIAL: Festive Refreshments & Pizza ~~~
